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The pricing achieved by Doosan Power Systems on its $300m capital bond is being viewed by some as “against all fundamental logic”, given the strong market technicals for high quality and shorter-dated South Korean paper.

JP Morgan has risen to the top of Dealogic’s euro denominated SSA (excluding US agencies) bookrunner league table to keep it within touching distance of taking the reins from HSBC at the end of the year.

The Autonomous Community of Andalusia this week became the first Spanish region to return to the capital markets while still under the central government’s Regional Liquidity Fund.

Conagra Brands tucked away a $7bn bond deal just days after market volatility forced it to postpone the trade.

Chinese state owned vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng Motor sold its second euro bond on Tuesday with its previous issue in euros maturing later in October.

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Kookmin Bank issued the first sustainability bond from a South Korean financial institution on Tuesday, raising $300m from a deal that was covered more than six times.

Mongolia received a huge vote of confidence from investors on Tuesday, when the Development Bank of Mongolia raised $500m from a bond that received orders exceeding $4bn at its peak. The country’s turnaround story and the issuer’s savvy around execution helped cement the transaction.

The Autonomus Community of Andalusia received plenty of demand for its first syndication in over seven years on Wednesday, allowing the issuer to increase the size of its deal and tighten pricing.

The Autonomous Community of Andalusia has mandated banks for what Dealogic data shows is its first syndication since May 2011.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and KfW mandated banks on Tuesday for euro issues at opposite ends of the curve.